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MERCEDES-BENZ CLA - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mercedes-benz/cla

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz

Model: Cla

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 328,275 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

83.6%

Share of this model's 328,275 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

61.6 mpg

CO2 emission

132 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

66,444

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

92,277

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

7.5

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

60,155

60,153 valid MOT, 2 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

328,275

328,275 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Uncommon

60,155On the road

Insight summary

Mercedes-Benz Cla is an uncommon model in this snapshot, with 60,155 represented vehicles and 0.14% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 83.6% from 328,275 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 66,444 miles and an average age of 7.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 92,277 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Mercedes-Benz Cla looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	38,206
DIESEL	21,944
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	5

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

94%

Children

89%

Pedestrian

93%

Safety systems

85%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	3,446
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	3,117
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,657
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2,516
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	2,441
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2,273
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2,089
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2,069
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	2,024
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,818
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,784
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,624
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,320
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,308
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,305
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,249
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,245
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	1,224
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	1,189
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,054
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	1,053
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,033
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,022
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	967
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	928

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 42,755 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

3,446

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

3,117

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,657

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

2,516

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

2,441

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

2,273

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

2,089

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

2,069

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

2,024

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,818

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,784

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,624

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,320

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,308

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,305

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,249

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,245

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

1,224

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

1,189

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

1,054

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

1,053

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,033

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,022

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

967

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

928

Mercedes-Benz Cla reliability and MOT data